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Seveux to Gy: it ain’t half hot
Just a short update today. Following warm and generous hospitality at the Gîte du Reve at Seveux with Roger, his son and fellow guest Serge, I made a reasonably early start to walk the 29km to Gy. The official stage… Continue reading
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Langres to Leffond: tis in my memory lock’d
My memory served me both well and ill on this long day’s walk from the hilltop city of Langres to the riverside idyl of Leffond. I had booked into the gîte above the Mairie at Leffond the day before, but… Continue reading
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Perrancey-les-Vieux-Moulins to Langres: a hop, skip and a jump
The morning after the night before. I expected to require some sort of heavy lifting equipment to hoist me out of bed into an upright posture, however on checking feet, legs, knees and back, everything seemed to be in surprisingly… Continue reading
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Montsaon to Perrancey-les-Vieux-Moulins: several steps too far?
I’m sorry not to have published this update earlier. I know that some people like to read my blog before bed and they will have missed their bedtime reading last night. I assume that my ramblings are conducive to a… Continue reading
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Cirfontaines-en-Azois to Montsaon: even the sparrow has found a home
I don’t know whether it is because I am spending up to seven hours a day in the outdoors, or whether avian life is more abundant here, but there are birds everywhere. Walking though forests is a delight: always a… Continue reading
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Vitry-le-François to Montmorency-Beaufort via Drosnay: lost socks, lost churches, found kebabs
It is said that when the then monk, Martin Luther got irretrievably behind in his prayers, he came to the realisation that God loved him simply because of his faith and not because of anything he did, (or didn’t do).… Continue reading
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La Chausée-sur-Marne to Vitry-le-François: fragile stones
I had treated myself to breakfast at Le Clos de Mutigny hotel and on arrival surveyed what was on offer. I decided I would try to tick off every single food group, which included boiling myself an egg and operating… Continue reading
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Take heart
A few days ago I spent another day walking the Malvern Hills. A foray up to Dinmore Hill and a return along the ridge running behind the Vicarage was enough to convince me that lower-lying walks would still be very… Continue reading
The Loafing Pilgrim 